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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. 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 massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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