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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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