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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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