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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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