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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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