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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the 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 stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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