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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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