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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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