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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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