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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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