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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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