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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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