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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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