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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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