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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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