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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. 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 of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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