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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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