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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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