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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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