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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. 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 instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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