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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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