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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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