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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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