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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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