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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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