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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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