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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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