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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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