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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 massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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