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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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