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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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