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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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