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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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