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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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