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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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