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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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