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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key 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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