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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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