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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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