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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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