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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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