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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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