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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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