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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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