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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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