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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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