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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? 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 and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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