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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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