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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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