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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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