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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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