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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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