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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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