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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-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 assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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