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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in 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 massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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