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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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 MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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