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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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