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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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