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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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