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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting 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 describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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