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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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