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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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