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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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