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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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