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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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