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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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