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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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