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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning 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 make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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