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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to 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 organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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