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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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