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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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