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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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