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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. 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 organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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