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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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