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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants 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. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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