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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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