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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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