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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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