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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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