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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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