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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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