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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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