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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants 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. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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