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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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