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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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