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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because 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 organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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