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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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