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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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