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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online 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 educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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