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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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