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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with 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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