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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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