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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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