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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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