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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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