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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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