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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with 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 participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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