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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing 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 schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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