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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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