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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources