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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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