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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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