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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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