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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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