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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving 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 educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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