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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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