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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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