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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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