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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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