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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses 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. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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