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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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