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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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