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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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