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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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