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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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