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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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