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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning 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 certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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