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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online 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 participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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