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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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