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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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