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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended 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 institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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