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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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