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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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