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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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