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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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