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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that 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 educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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