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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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