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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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