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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. 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 massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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