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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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