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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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