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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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