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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-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 teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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