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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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