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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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