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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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