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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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