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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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