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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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