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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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