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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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