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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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