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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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