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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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