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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that 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 institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses 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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