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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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