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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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