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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today 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 stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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