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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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