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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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