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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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