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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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