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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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