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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning 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 instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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