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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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