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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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