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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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