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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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