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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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