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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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