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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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