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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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