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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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