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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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