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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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