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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses 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. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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