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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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