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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive 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 institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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