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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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