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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. 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 ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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