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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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