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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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