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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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