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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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