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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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