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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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