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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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