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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. 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 organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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