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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-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 make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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