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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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