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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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