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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important 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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