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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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