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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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