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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. 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 training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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