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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of 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 learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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