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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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