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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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