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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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