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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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