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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major 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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