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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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