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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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