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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important 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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