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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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