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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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