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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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