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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended 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 quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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