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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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