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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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 MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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