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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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