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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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