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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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