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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended 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 institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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