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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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