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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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