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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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