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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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