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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education