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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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