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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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