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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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