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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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