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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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