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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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