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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in 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. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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