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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that 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 institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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