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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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