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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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