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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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