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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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