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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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