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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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