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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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