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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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