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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the 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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