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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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