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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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