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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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