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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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