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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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