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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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