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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. 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 schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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