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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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