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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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