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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in 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 MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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