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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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