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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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