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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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