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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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