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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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