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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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