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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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