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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. 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 to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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