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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. 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 education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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