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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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