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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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