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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses 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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