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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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