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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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