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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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