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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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