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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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