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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today 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 educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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