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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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