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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because 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 participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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