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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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