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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major 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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