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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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