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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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