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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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