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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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