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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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