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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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