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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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