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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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