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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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