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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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