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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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