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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online 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 institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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