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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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