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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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