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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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