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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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