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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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