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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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 MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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