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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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