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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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