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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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