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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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