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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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