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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-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 institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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