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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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