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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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