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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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