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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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