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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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