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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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