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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take 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 massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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