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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online 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 teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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