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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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