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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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