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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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