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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning 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 ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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