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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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