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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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