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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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