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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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