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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. 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 organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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