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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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