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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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