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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates 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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