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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-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 institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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