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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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