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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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