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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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