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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-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 we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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