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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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