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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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