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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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