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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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