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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes 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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