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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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