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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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