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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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