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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online 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 educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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