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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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