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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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