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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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