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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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