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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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