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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing 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 teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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