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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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