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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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