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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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