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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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