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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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