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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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