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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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