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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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