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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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