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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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