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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes 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 massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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