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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance 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 teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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