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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches 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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