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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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