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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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