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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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