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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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