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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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