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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning 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 guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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