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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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