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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-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 organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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