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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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