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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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