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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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