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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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