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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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