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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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