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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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