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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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