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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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