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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses 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. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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