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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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