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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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