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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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