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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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