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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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