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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes 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. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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