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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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