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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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