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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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