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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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