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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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