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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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