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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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