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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important 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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