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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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