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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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