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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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