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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important 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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