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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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