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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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