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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning 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 guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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