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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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