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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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