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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. 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 training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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