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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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