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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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