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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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