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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This 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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