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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because 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 quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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