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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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