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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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