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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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