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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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