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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online 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 educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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