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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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