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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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