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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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