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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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