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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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