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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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