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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes 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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