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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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