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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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