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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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