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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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