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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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