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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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