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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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