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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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