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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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