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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key 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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