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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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