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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major 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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