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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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