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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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