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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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