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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students ensure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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