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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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