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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources