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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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