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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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