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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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