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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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