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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle 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 educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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