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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive 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 students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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