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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the 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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