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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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