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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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