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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all aver 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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