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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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