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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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