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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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