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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education