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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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