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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important 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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