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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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