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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. 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 stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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