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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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