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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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