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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle 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 educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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