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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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