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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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