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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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