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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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