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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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