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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning 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 certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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