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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the 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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