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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance 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 educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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