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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance 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 educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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