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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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