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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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