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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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