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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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