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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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