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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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