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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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