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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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