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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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