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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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