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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today 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 educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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