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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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