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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. 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 training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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