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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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