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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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