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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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