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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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