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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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