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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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