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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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