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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with 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 teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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