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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-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 stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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