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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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