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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing 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 participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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