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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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