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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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