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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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