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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online 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 organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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