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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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