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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. 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 education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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