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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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