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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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