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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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