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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. 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. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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