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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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