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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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