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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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