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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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