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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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