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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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