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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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