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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. 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 institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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