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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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