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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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