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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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