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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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