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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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