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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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