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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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