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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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