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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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