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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines 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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