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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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