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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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