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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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