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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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