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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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