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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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