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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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