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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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