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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 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 be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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