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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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