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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because 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 we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers 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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