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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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