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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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