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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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