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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by 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 we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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