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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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