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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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