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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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